DY. INSPECTOR GENL. OF POLICE vs K.S. SWAMINATHAN

The Supreme Court held that a charge memo must disclose specific misconduct for which charges are framed, and if it is vague, the Tribunal cannot quash it at that stage. The Court emphasized that the truth of the charges should not be examined until the enquiry stage. The Tribunal's order quashing the charge memo was set aside, and the enquiry officer was directed to complete the enquiry within eight months. The appeal was allowed without costs.